Good but Tough to Practice

Too Good but Tough to Practice

 

1) Apologizing doesn't mean that (apologetic? ????)  You are wrong and the other is right.  It only means that you value the relationship more than your ego....

 

2) If everything is going according to your wish, then you are lucky...... If its not, then you are too lucky, because it is going according to Gods wish......

 

3) Ever noticed your parents spend the first 18 months trying to make you stand up and talk....and the next 18 years trying to make you sit down and listen?

 

4) Either walk as if you rule the world.... or, Walk as if you don't mind who the hell rules the world...That' s the attitude...Rock your life....

 

5) Confidence never comes if we have all the answers, Be ready for all the questions... .Be bold to face the world....

 

6) When you are depressed... When you are confused.... When you have been hurt the most...Don't ever get carried away...rather just get in front of the mirror, and there you will find the right person who could actually help you get out of this....

 

7) There is always a little truth behind every "just kidding" A little knowledge behind every "I don't know" A little emotion behind "I don't care"

 

8) Two aspect of life: If we become too sentimental, it is too hard to lead life and if we become too practical, it is too tough to respect relations... ..

 

9) No on in this world is afraid to speak the truth.  They are afraid only about the consequences that are to be faced after speaking the truth.

 

10) Truth of life:  What is status??  "Spending money which we don't have to buy things which we don't need....To impress people whom we don't know..."

Great Sayings

Think out of the Box...For All kind of Employees

 

 

Every company has a performance appraisal system in place to measure the effectiveness of its employees. Employees are normally rated in most of the companies in the above categories. Apart from the above non performance category is also there, which is not depicted here ) . Needless to say everyone wants to be rated Outstanding. What is the yard stick and how do you measure these aspects? Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day? The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank. "A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned. The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB" Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task as above to this person also. The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the other side of the bank. He realized "C" has the same task. Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river. "B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said "VERY GOOD JOB" The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again. Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before. He met them and understood how they performed. He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task. He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made, and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly. Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with documented procedure and training material. The manger said "Q" you have done an "EXCELLENT JOB". The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again. "O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task. He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed. He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river and went back to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one". The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you." What is the difference between A, B, Q & O???????? Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play…., Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us. Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation. Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping some one else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb (I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed. "Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history. Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good "team-player" skills, Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team. If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE". Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed. Initiative is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task. You cannot use the same success story every year. The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months. Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread. Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success. Initiative should be life long. Think of out of the box.

 

Self Appraisal

"Self Appraisal"

A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a
soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He
climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the
buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven
digits (phone numbers).

The store-owner observed and listened to the
conversation:

Boy: "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your
lawn?
Woman: (at the other end of the phone line): "I
already have someone to cut my lawn."

Boy: "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price of
the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman: I'm very satisfied with the person who is
presently cutting my lawn.

Boy: (with more perseverance) : "Lady, I'll even sweep
your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will
have the prettiest lawn in all of Palm beach , Florida
."
Woman: No, thank you.

With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the
receiver. The store-owner, who was listening to all
this, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner: "Son... I like your attitude; I like that
positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy: "No thanks,

Store Owner: But you were really pleading for one.
Boy: No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the
job I already have. I am the one who is working for
that lady, I was talking to!"


This is what we call "Self Appraisal"

Highly Recommended. .... 

Thoughts

The Masters...

These glorious insults are from an era when cleverness with words was still valued, before a great portion of the English language was taken over by American slang and curse words and got boiled down to 4-letter words, not to mention waving middle fingers.
 
The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, 'If you were my husband I'd give you poison,' and he said, 'If you were my wife, I'd drink it.'
 
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' 'That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.' 
 
 
'He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.' - Winston Churchill
 
'A modest little person, with much to be modest about.' - Winston Churchill
 
 'I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure. 'Clarence Darrow
 
'He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.' - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway). 

 'Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?' - Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner)
 
'Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it.' - Moses Hadas
 
 
'I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it..' - Mark Twain
 
'He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.' - Oscar Wilde 
 
'I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend....

 if you have one.' - George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill

 'Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second.... if there is one.' - Winston Churchill, in response.
 
'I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here.' - Stephen Bishop
 
'He is a self-made man and worships his creator.' - John Bright
 
'I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial.' - Irvin S. Cobb
 
'He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others.' - Samuel Johnson
 
'He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.' - Paul Keating
 
 'There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure.' Jack E. Leonard
 
 
 'They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.' - Thomas Brackett Reed
 
'In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.'  - Charles, Count Talleyrand
 
 
Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?' - Mark Twain
 
'His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.' - Mae West
 
'Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.'  - Oscar Wilde
 
'He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts.. . for support rather than illumination. ' - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

 

Isn't it strange??

Isn't It Strange...??

 

• Isn’t it strange how a $100 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to the temple, but such a small amount when you go shopping?
   
• Isn’t it strange how endless an hour seems when we are serving God, but how short it is when we watch a Football game or Cricket for 60 minutes?
   
• Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at the temple and how short they seem when you’re watching a good movie?
   
• Isn’t it strange that you can’t find things to say when you’re praying, but you have no trouble in thinking what to talk about with a friend?
   
• Isn’t it strange how difficult and boring it is to read one chapter of Bhagwad Gita, but how easy it is to read  100 pages of a popular novel?
   
• Isn’t it strange how everyone wants front-row-tickets to concerts or games, but they do whatever is possible to sit in the last row in the temple?
   
• Isn’t it strange how we need to know about an event for the temple 2-3 weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can adjust it for other events at the last minute?
   
• Isn’t it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?
   
• Isn’t it strange how we believe everything that Magazines and Newspapers say but we question the words in the holy books like Ramayana?
   
• Isn’t it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don’t want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?